I Became the Henchman of a Novel’s Villain

Chapter 51 - Accidentally "Using Power to Intimidate" Again!

Chapter 51 – Accidentally “Using Power to Intimidate” Again!

At the very last second of the green light, Bai Zhou drove through the intersection. The poor Bentley had no choice but to wait for the next green light.

It was only around 4 or 5 in the afternoon. Bai Zhou planned to check out that hotel later in the evening since he didn’t have anything special to do. Holding two million in hand—whether there were actually two million in the card or not, given Li Tai’s status, would he lie to Bai Zhou?

If someone were to cheat, it would definitely be Wang Yulong cheating Li Tai. So, there was no need to worry. Although Wang Yulong dared to delay the dividends, he wouldn’t dare to water down Li Tai’s share!

Bai Zhou decided he definitely needed to change his shabby living situation. He casually searched online for properties that had already been delivered. Ideally, he wanted a fully furnished place, the type he could move into directly.

Suddenly, Bai Zhou found a villa complex with an exceptional value-for-money ratio. It was called Yongjing Villa.

Located in the outskirts of Magic City, it wasn’t far from Li Tai’s villa. Considering that Magic City was a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, having only two million and daring to look at villas—well, you’d have to have nerves of steel!

But still, this villa had an incredibly high cost-performance ratio!

The official listed area was 80 square meters, but they were also giving you a 40-square-meter yard for free. Moreover, the 80 square meters only accounted for the land area! With two floors, it added up to 160 square meters, but they only charged for the 80 square meters!

Bai Zhou thought to himself, “Is this developer running a charity?”

Of course, before Bai Zhou transmigrated into the novel, he had encountered similar properties in real life. The desire to buy them was intense! But back then, he couldn’t even afford the down payment. Now, it was a whole different story; paying in full wouldn’t be a problem!

Besides, given his current status, he didn’t need to save money, right?

…

“I’ll pay the full amount for this house. No mortgage, no loans. Is that not acceptable?” Reality, however, was much harsher than the ideal. Such a cost-effective house in a place like Magic City was, of course, highly sought after. And so, when Bai Zhou arrived at the property, he was informed that the last unit had already been sold, with a deposit paid in advance.

The sales manager, standing in front of him, said apologetically: “I’m terribly sorry, sir. This house has already been sold. However, you might want to consider the 120-square-meter units.”

In this development, the 120-square-meter houses had an actual area of 200 square meters. Of course, Bai Zhou was tempted. But … he didn’t have enough money!! This was already the cheapest property in Magic City, priced at 20,000 per square meter.

The 80-square-meter unit would cost 1.6 million!

The sales office hadn’t done anything wrong; they were simply following the rules. There was no stock left, so there was nothing they could do. Bai Zhou had nothing to say and could only shake his head in disappointment and leave the sales hall.

The sales manager, who had reluctantly seen Bai Zhou off, suddenly brightened up. Because he saw the middle-aged man who had brushed past Bai Zhou.

The smile on his face grew even wider as he greeted him: “Mr. Zhang, you’re here! Are you here today to make the down payment?”

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded: “Yes! If I take out a mortgage, you’ll make even more money.”

“Hahaha …” The middle-aged man and the sales manager exchanged a knowing laugh.

Then the sales manager, trying to score some points with his big client, added: “Mr. Zhang, wouldn’t you know it? The gentleman who just left was eyeing the house you reserved and wanted to pay the full amount for it. But I made sure to keep it for you.”

He said this to show off a bit in front of his valued customer. However, bad luck struck, as Mr. Zhang peeked outside the sales hall: “Which one? The young man who just walked out?”

The sales manager, equally unlucky, went to the door, pointed, and said: “Yes, that one, the one driving the Mercedes.”

“Driving a Mercedes?” Hearing this, Mr. Zhang’s eyes flashed with disdain, and he said: “A mere Mercedes driver dares to want the house I’ve set my sights on? What are we Bentley drivers supposed to do then?”

“Hahaha, Mr. Zhang, you’re absolutely right.” The sales manager continued his flattery, oblivious to the fact that Mr. Zhang’s eyes had already widened!

His mouth was hanging open as if he could fit an egg inside.

“Damn!!” Mr. Zhang let out a yelp, as if someone had stepped on his tail. “You could’ve mentioned earlier—it’s that Mercedes!!”

“Huh? What? What’s going on?” The sales manager was confused.

But the middle-aged man had already dashed out like an arrow.

“Hey! Mr. Zhang?!”

The sales manager followed him out.

Bai Zhou had already started the car and was just about to hit the gas pedal when suddenly, a middle-aged man appeared in front of his car.

“What the hell!” Bai Zhou slammed on the brakes, rolled down the window, and shouted: “Hey! Are you really pulling this scam here?!”

“No, no, no!!” Mr. Zhang ran over, smiling apologetically: “No, no, no! Sir, you misunderstood. Are you the one who wanted to buy that 80-square-meter house? That deposit I paid—if you want the house, it’s yours! I don’t want it! I didn’t know you had your eye on it!!”

Bai Zhou listened to the man’s words, feeling utterly confused. Then, in this state of bewilderment, he ended up signing the contract with the equally confused sales manager.

Afterward, he swiped his card.

“Congratulations, sir. This Yongjing Villa is now yours.”

While Bai Zhou and the sales manager were still processing what had just happened, the Bentley-driving Mr. Zhang approached Bai Zhou, smiling sheepishly: “Sir, what a coincidence. I actually saw you earlier at the traffic light. I didn’t expect that you also liked this house!”

Traffic light? Damn! Was this the poor Bentley?!

Then, Mr. Zhang said something that made Bai Zhou laugh helplessly: “Sir, if you could kindly mention me in front of Mr. Li Tai, I’m the chairman of Longhai Computers. I hope to collaborate with Mr. Li Tai in business in the future.”

Well then! Good grief.

Bai Zhou didn’t even realize he had once again “used power to intimidate” without even trying! He could swear, this time it wasn’t on purpose!